My Touring Freshen Up

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BEMER_LAND
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Wed May 09, 2012 9:25 pm

Just thought id share my touring iv been fixing up with the last 2 years
Long way to go yet.


Bought is as a first car 2 years ago in a very sorry state.

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stripped it

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Changed the fuel tank, brake lines/cables/hoses, Rear bushes and sorted a few bits of rust. also changed the engine to a low milage 1.6 engine

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Re sprayed a few bits

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Audi 80 shorter shocks
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Wheels might not be to everyones taste

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Opinions welcome
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Wed May 09, 2012 9:37 pm

Good work make and nice to see another touring saved.

I think the wheels look :cool:
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Wed May 09, 2012 9:43 pm

Nice.. well, everything. Exept for tyre strech that i dont like, but know lots of you do..
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Wed May 09, 2012 9:50 pm

the shine on that respray is the shizzle!!! :cool:

Guilty pleasure- I kind of like the headlining, in a perverse sort of way

nice touring fella
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Wed May 09, 2012 9:59 pm

that looks awesome. very impressive work there. wheels look cool too. but people on here will cry about them because they have stretch tyres.
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Wed May 09, 2012 10:06 pm

Thought you changed the wheels :?
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Wed May 09, 2012 10:06 pm

Epic work mate, looks great, love the bail of hay holding the car up! How did you avoid panel damage on that side?
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Wed May 09, 2012 10:59 pm

Rude touring, love the wheels & like the way you went about fixing it up. :cool:
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Wed May 09, 2012 11:03 pm

Impressive stuff
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Wed May 09, 2012 11:14 pm

bigwinn wrote:the shine on that respray is the shizzle!!! :cool:

Guilty pleasure- I kind of like the headlining, in a perverse sort of way

nice touring fella
+1 that interior looks rather nice

some very hard graft went into that car and it shows well done 8)
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Thu May 10, 2012 2:29 pm

Jos wrote:Epic work mate, looks great, love the bail of hay holding the car up! How did you avoid panel damage on that side?
Thanks for the comments guys
Wasnt expecting positive comments on the headlining, bit of a personal choice, looks sort of like the old porche/vw/ford seat fabric.

There was a couple of wheels stacked up under axle to keep the rear quater off the ground and the wings/doors removed, did have a small scratch when lifting it back down althought it was resprayed.

@Rav had them for sale alright and was getting a set of compomotive cx600's but missed out on them so running these till I spot something like them again.

What it would have looked like (excuse the sticker bombing, long gone)
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Thu May 10, 2012 5:23 pm

Seats look awesome mate, hope you were happy with them :)

Car looks great, top work!
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Thu May 10, 2012 9:13 pm

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Have to say love this car & all the work done to it but, from a personal preference, I prefer it with these wheels,

Saying that, your car, your choice,

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Thu May 10, 2012 10:12 pm

wow! 8O
some serious time and effort gone into that. fantastic work :clap:
the colour-coded SE skirts look good. oh, the headlining and recovered Recaros :eek:

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Thu May 10, 2012 11:01 pm

Great work there.. Love the resourceful use of improvised tools.. using a ladder to steady a hanging tailgate whilst spraying is my favourite.. Looks great.
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Fri May 11, 2012 11:53 am

Very happy with the seats Jones, cheers :)

@alpina99 thats only a photoshop. wish i had snapped them wheels up :(
G-Bear wrote:Great work there.. Love the resourceful use of improvised tools.. using a ladder to steady a hanging tailgate whilst spraying is my favourite.. Looks great.


Check out my car jack :D

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Fri May 11, 2012 1:50 pm

Nice work.. Some gutsy lifting/supporting methods there!

What are the banded steels based on?
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Fri May 11, 2012 1:57 pm

Not normally a fan of the silly stretch brigade, but I really like that!! Especially the wheels 8)

Ghetto engineering at it's finest as well
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Fri May 11, 2012 2:41 pm

BEMER_LAND wrote:Very happy with the seats Jones, cheers :)

@alpina99 thats only a photoshop. wish i had snapped them wheels up :(
G-Bear wrote:Great work there.. Love the resourceful use of improvised tools.. using a ladder to steady a hanging tailgate whilst spraying is my favourite.. Looks great.


Check out my car jack :D

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Fri May 11, 2012 7:23 pm

Jhonno wrote:Nice work.. Some gutsy lifting/supporting methods there!

What are the banded steels based on?
16" Renault scenic wheels.
There used to be a guy on here running these wheels on a 2 door if someone recognises them.
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Fri May 11, 2012 11:27 pm

THIS LOOKS NICE! really loving the banded steels!
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Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:22 am

looks pretty nice, interior is more MKII look I guess?

The wide wheels and low setting is just great!
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Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:15 pm

i love this touring. i have seen your headliner and seats on another forum before but i cant remember which one,

car looks top, :cool: the banded steels look sweet
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Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:51 pm

Very impressive mate keep it up .
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Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:44 pm

Good effort! Good to see someone doing the work themselves. I really like everything you've done with that
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:36 pm

Think that looks awesome mate, especially the steelies!

Don't think anything looks out of place on the car, proper job :D
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Wed May 01, 2013 10:58 pm

Cheers guys :D

Aint been on here in a while but the only big update is i saved up for these

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Dyed the carpet and interior black

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Made up a rear pillar brace too

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Thu May 02, 2013 9:52 am

Nice.. Liking the black interior.. Have you notice much difference from the brace?
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Thu May 02, 2013 1:39 pm

Ooooh where was that harness bar from? Im in need of one
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Thu May 02, 2013 6:51 pm

G-Bear wrote:Nice.. Liking the black interior.. Have you notice much difference from the brace?
My tailgate used to rattle a lot but it did quieten it down a lot, main priority was to stop the cracking of the pillars.

I made the brace myself so not an off the shelf one.
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Thu May 02, 2013 7:10 pm

Looking good :cool:
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Fri May 31, 2013 9:26 pm

Liking the car and the wheels even more, I want a set.
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Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:27 pm

I think you've done a cracking job on this and love the personalizing of your seats/headliner.

Is the ride harsh on that suspension set-up?
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Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:58 pm

top work looks good
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